Traverse City, Mich.— On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago heard oral arguments in the Line 5 case involving northern Wisconsin’s Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Enbridge, Inc., a Canadian multinational pipeline and energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The panel of Appellate… line-5-case/" title="ReadFederal Court Hears Arguments from Bad River Band and Enbridge in Appeal of Line 5 Pipeline Shutdown Order”>Read more »
Media Release: January 3, 2024 Download printer-friendly PDF Traverse City, Mich.— For Love of Water (FLOW), a Great Lakes water law and policy center, filed an appeal on December 22, 2023 with the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn the Michigan Public Service Commission’s December 1 decision to approve the application from Canadian oil company… line-5-permit/" title="ReadFLOW Appeals MPSC Permit to Site Replacement Line 5 Pipeline in Proposed Great Lakes Tunnel”>Read more »
Download as PDF PLG Consulting’s 111-page October 2023 report, Likely Market Responses to a Potential Shutdown of LINE 5, provides an overview of potential impacts and market responses in the event of a planned and orderly shutdown of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Line 5 is part of Enbridge’s Lakehead System, transporting crude oil and natural… Line 5 is shut down? A report on energy market impacts”>Read more »
Love it or hate it, social media can be a powerful tool to amplify the Line 5 pipeline issue. When you share, like, or comment on posts about Line 5, it signals to the algorithms that the content is important, and should be shown to more people. Here are some accounts we recommend following and… line-5-social-media/" title="ReadShare Line 5 Content on Social Media”>Read more »
Writing a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper(s) is a great way to keep the Line 5 issue front and center, and educate our communities about the threat Line 5 poses and why we need to shut Line 5 down. Tips for writing a good Letter to the Editor: Keep it short and… line-5-letter-to-the-editor/" title="ReadLetter to the Editor Template: Line 5“>Read more »
What happens when we shut down Line 5? Recommended reading. REPORT: Prospective Line 5 Closure Boosts US Energy Dominance An update to PLG Consulting’s 2023 report, this new edition shows how a potential Line 5 shutdown would significantly shift energy dynamics, with US energy production expanding to replace Canadian energy supply. REPORT: Enbridge should consider… Line 5 Action Toolkit”>Read more »
On September 25, 2023, FLOW (For Love of Water) filed a motion with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 2019 state lawsuit Attorney General Dana Nessel v. Enbridge, requesting the federal appeals court to accept an amicus brief, laying out arguments why the case should be remanded back to state court where it belongs.
Every day, Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline carries nearly 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) from the oil sand fields in western Canada to refineries in Ontario, using the Straits of Mackinac as a high-risk shortcut. In FLOW’s new, updated Line 5 Fact Sheet, you’ll learn the latest on the pipeline, why… line-5-with-flows-new-updated-fact-sheet/" title="ReadGet the Facts on Line 5 with FLOW’s New, Updated Fact Sheet”>Read more »
“The US Army Corps of Engineers decision to exclude the cumulative impacts of the fossil fuels Line 5 will transport, climate concerns, and, remarkably, engineering concerns raised by experts as to the integrity of the tunnel, flies in the face of the Corps’ purpose and mission, the Biden Administration’s goals and policy, and public concern… line-5-tunnel-review/" title="ReadU.S. Army Corps to Limit Line 5 Tunnel Review”>Read more »
